For those of you lucky enough to own a real alarm box, could you tell me what it's molded color is? I've seen pictures and it appears to be a light gray color, but is this the color of the plastic, or paint applied later on in it's production?

Light grey plastic
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Shot at 2007-06-29


Here you go. A virgin one.

is there a complete parts name list here for these ?????

cheers

Erm... box, handle, arm and lamp about covers it I think.

Did you mean you wanted to know what all the parts originally were stonedog7563? I'd say check the archives section but it might be a good idea to wait until the board moves so that you can run an effective search for what you're looking for.

Harry
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<span style="font-size:xx-small;]Sorry to hijack, but am I the only person for whom the search function actually works?
Mike

<span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:x-small;]"We're not heroes - we're from Finchley"

I was about to say that I think you are, but I just ran a search for the word 'shoulder' and actually got the results. Previously I've just got "no words match your criteria" or some such.

I think EZboard must have fixed the search function and not told anyone. Oh well, too late now that we're moving!

Harry
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well it doesn't work for me so must be, Monday it is then.

Things to remember when searching using ezboard search function:

It defaults to Case sensitive ('dog' matches 'dog' not 'Dog'), and sometimes it'll re-check the box when you're back-tracking through searches, so always look at it each time.

Select Search in Entire message.

Search Archives forum first, then Ready Line, then the others.

The 'shoulder' search works in the Archive, finding all parts needed.




My G&P/MiM+TM M1A1 PR build guide

Things to remember when searching using ezboard search function:

It defaults to Case sensitive ('dog' matches 'dog' not 'Dog'), and sometimes it'll re-check the box when you're back-tracking through searches, so always look at it each time.

Select Search in Entire message.

Search Archives forum first, then Ready Line, then the others.

The 'shoulder' search works in the Archive, finding all parts needed.



Thanks, that worked. roll on Monday

Thanks mnoble. So would it be safe to say that once painted, these would show their grey color when the edges get scuffed up?

I'm trying to decide if and when I get mine painted to go along with my armor, should I paint it like it would have been on set to get super accurate?

You had me ..then you lost me.
Do you mean weathering?

All I want to know is what that black handle is that Matt has in his picture.

Russ

Yes. I doubt that when the production guys were painting the suit lights, that they used an undercoating of silver so that when the upper coat of BB was chipped, it showed as silver metal underneath. And from the look of the light in the film, it doesn't look like they used any metal highlights to indicate worn metal.

So...if I base this in light grey, then cover it with BB and chip away at it, then it would technicly be screen accurate, right?

Finally found some time to write it up...

http://forum.alienslegacy.com/viewtopic.php?t=2191

DSB,

From looking at reference photos and screen shots, it would seem that nothing was applied under (or over) the BB paint.

It looks like the areas that are chipped, and the edges that are worn, show the original cream color of the lamp box underneith.

(personally) I'd go with a primer, just so the paint has something to adhere to.

Maybe not even a gray color.
Perhaps rust colored or white (?)

In this case, I'd think white would be the way to go.